Mobile Relay Transceiver Frequency Resource Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile communication systems face challenges in providing consistent and high-quality cellular coverage for vehicles due to changing Radio Frequency (RF) conditions and penetration losses, leading to Quality-of-Service (QoS) degradation across national borders where different frequency resources are regulated.

Innovation Solution

A mobile relay transceiver apparatus that determines and adapts radio resources based on the location of the vehicle, using a determination module to select appropriate access radio resources for communication with mobile transceivers and relay resources for communication with base stations, ensuring service continuity across geographical areas by switching between frequency resources as needed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a mobile relay transceiver uses fixed frequency resources for relay link and access link, then device complexity is reduced, but service continuity is degraded when crossing national borders with different frequency regulations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice continuityVSAvoidfrequency resource management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic frequency resource selection where the mobile relay transceiver automatically adjusts the frequency resources used for relay link and access link based on location information and applicable frequency regulations. The system transitions from static to dynamic resource allocation, selecting different frequency combinations when crossing national borders to maintain service continuity while complying with local regulations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring location information and determining the applicable frequency regulation regime, then adjusting frequency resources accordingly. This closed-loop control ensures the transceiver maintains compliant and continuous service across different geographical areas with varying regulatory requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If the mobile relay transceiver dynamically adjusts frequency resources based on location, then service continuity across borders is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to different frequency regulationsVSAvoidradio resource management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring multiple frequency resource combinations for relay link and access link before actual deployment. When the transceiver enters a new geographical area, it quickly selects from pre-defined compliant frequency combinations based on location information, reducing the complexity of real-time frequency synthesis while maintaining adaptability to different regulations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of frequency resource allocation from fixed to variable based on geographical location and applicable regulations. By implementing location-aware frequency selection, the system adapts to different national frequency regulations, allowing the same hardware to operate compliantly across multiple jurisdictions with varying spectral requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If the relay node uses the same frequency resources for both relay link and access link, then spectrum efficiency is improved, but interference between links increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectrum efficiencyVSAvoidinterference between relay link and access link
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the frequency spectrum into separate resources for relay link and access link operations. By allocating distinct frequency resources to each link type, the system eliminates mutual interference between relay and access communications, ensuring clean spectral separation while maintaining overall spectrum efficiency through coordinated resource management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies local quality by assigning different frequency characteristics to different functional links. The relay link uses specific frequency resources optimized for backhaul communication, while the access link uses separate frequency resources optimized for vehicle-to-terminal communication. This localized frequency optimization reduces interference while maintaining high spectral efficiency for each specific communication function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP2830343B8Vehicle, data base, apparatus, method, and computer program for setting a radio resource
Publication Date: 2018.09.12 ALCATEL LUCENT SA

AI summary

Embodiments provide a vehicle, a data base, an apparatus, a method, and a computer program for setting a radio resource. The apparatus (10) is operable to set a radio resource of a mobile relay transceiver (100), which is operable to relay information between a mobile transceiver (200) associated with the relay transceiver (100) and a base station transceiver (300) of a mobile communication system (400). The apparatus (10) comprises a determination module (12) operable to determine an access radio resource for communicating with the mobile transceiver (200) based on information related to a location of the relay transceiver (100). The database (22) comprises information relating an access radio resource for the relay transceiver (100) to the location of the relay transceiver (100).